Elena Rybakina vs Yulia Putintseva — Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo Round of 16
Elena Rybakina faces Yulia Putintseva in the Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo round of 16 on hard. Elena Rybakina holds the paper edge — ranked #1, a roughly 350-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched. They have met 4 times, the series level at 2–2.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Elena Rybakina 65 games in 14 days, Yulia Putintseva 130.
- Serve & return: Serve-return mismatch: Elena Rybakina grades 100 on serve, Yulia Putintseva 59 on return.
- Head-to-head: The head-to-head is level 2–2, 1–1 on hard. Last met at Miami 2026.
Common opponents
15 shared · last 12 monthsRybakina E. and Putintseva Y. faced 15 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Rybakina E. went 21–2 (91%) against them, Putintseva Y. 8–10 (44%). Rybakina E. came out clearly better against 8 of 13 comparable opponents, Putintseva Y. against 1.
vs Pegula J.#4W2-6 6-3 6-4Miami · hardL6-4 4-6 5-7Charleston · clay
vs Kostyuk M.#10W6-3 6-4Miami · hardL1-6 3-6Madrid · clay
vs Shnaider D.#13W6-3 7-5Ningbo Open - Ningbo · hardL5-7 6-7(4)Ningbo Open - Ningbo · hard
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vs Zheng Q.#22W3-6 6-1 6-4US Open · hardL4-6 6-2 1-6US Open · hard
vs Sakkari M.#30W6-4 6-1Rome · clayW6-4 3-6 6-1Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo · hard
vs Gibson T.#38W6-2 6-2Miami · hardW4-6 6-4 6-1Roland Garros · clay- vs Samsonova L.#43W6-4 4-6 6-4Toronto · hardL6-7 7-5 5-7Cincinnati · hard
- vs Baptiste H.#45W7-6 2-6 6-2Indian Wells · hardW6-2 6-4Brisbane · hard
vs Badosa P.#61W6-3 6-2Brisbane · hardW6-4 6-2Indian Wells · hard
vs Maria T.#70W7-5 6-0London · grassL4-6 4-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Valentova T.#87W6-2 6-3Australian Open · hardW6-4 4-6 6-3Madrid · clay- vs Zhang S.#93W6-3 7-5Brisbane · hardL4-6 1-6Toronto · hard
- vs Charaeva A.#100L6-3 4-6 3-6Beijing · hardW6-3 6-3Iasi · clay
vs Ruse G.#60Hard to compareW4-6 6-3 7-5Madrid · clayW7-5 2-1Wuhan · hard
vs Ruzic A.#84Hard to compareL7-5 4-6 0-1Dubai · hardW6-4 6-3Strasbourg · clay
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–2Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: level 1–1
- Rybakina E.March 2026MiamiHard6-3 6-3
- Rybakina E.April 2024MadridClay4-6 7-6 7-5
- Putintseva Y.October 2021Indian WellsHard6-2 7-6
- Putintseva Y.September 2020RomeClay4-6 7-6 6-2
Evidence
Draw
Cite this
Umpiry, "Elena Rybakina vs Yulia Putintseva — Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-29/putintseva-vs-rybakina-toray-pan-pacific-open-tokyo-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 29 October 2026).